I LOVE fancy quilts!!! However, my skills aren't "there" yet. Or is it my level of patience? lol My hat is off to those of you who REALLY sew! You all come up with some fabulous eye candy.

I am just getting back into quilting and only make traditional quilts. My most challenging block to date has been the pinwheel. I definitely like the simple ones. :)

I've done patterns by Jacqueline de Jonge and I would consider them "fancy".

I wouldn't call any of mine fancy. However, I do make some that are scrappy and some that are planned with matching fabrics. The planned ones are my favorites, but I love using my scraps as well. Most of the time I give the planned ones as gifts and keep the scrappy ones for myself. I agree with amma about them being used, laundered, and loved :)

I am not into fancy yet. What I make even when I design them myself are pretty simple. That way I don't get too frustrated.

I do both and for kids under 10, I tie them . When they become teenagers I make them each a hand quilted one. They all like them and I think it's because I ask them what I should do and what colors. I really wouldn't like them to be disappointed. But I DO love to make Fancy ones also.
Good luck and Happy new Year, Kutnso

The only traditional quilt I've done was a crib-size log cabin. Since then, I've done a red-work (embroidered) queen-size with additional applique, a twin size rag quilt, and two lap quilts (appx. 55x75). Each of the lap quilts were of my own designs including hst/qst squares-in-a-square, etc. But they were not of a traditional design. I'm hoping to do a scrappy Irish Chain and have begun to accumulate the small blocks of fabric for it.

The only traditional quilt I've done was a crib-size log cabin. Since then, I've done a red-work (embroidered) queen-size with additional applique, a twin size rag quilt, and two lap quilts (appx. 55x75). Each of the lap quilts were of my own designs including hst/qst squares-in-a-square, etc. But they were not of a traditional design. I'm hoping to do a scrappy Irish Chain and have begun to accumulate the small blocks of fabric for it.

I am not advanced enough nor do I have time for fancy at this point in my life! I would love to have more time and at some point in the future after retirment......if I live that long plan on making all kinds of wonderfully involved quilts. Untill then once in awhile I will try aninvolved table tunner but even that unfortunatly takes a month or more to finish.

No, mine are plain !!

What is a fancy pattern?

Most of mine are simple blocks as they are donated I need to finish them quickly, they only need to be bright and cheerful. :-D

What is a fancy pattern? Applique?? I adore applique, but only with fusible web on the back, no hand sewing for me if I can avoid it!! I love D9P and 4 to 9 patch and other simple patterns. I really want to make a stained glass lasagna quilt! I find that playing with the colors is more fun then a super complex block. Personally, I would rather get fancy with the quilting than with the piecing...but the quilting is the best part for me.

I keep it simple nothing too complicated.

Both. I especially like to try a new technique or pattern or tool whilst doing it.

I also do all types of quilting....depends on what I'm doing and what I'm trying to create. Keeps the juices flowing and creates great artistic license.

I guess that depends on your definition of 'fancy'
I got pretty involved in making quilts for the winners at a class at our Basenji National. I kind of stopped doing that, but I got a call the other day from a guy that was friends with somone who a few years ago, won one, and he wanted to buy one!
I'm halfway considering making one, with the buyer making a donation to basenji rescue as payment, because I do have all of this fabric in my stach that I intended to use for such things... going to have to work this out with the rescue. It's knid of nice to know they're still wanted.
I don't know if they are 'fancy' or not, but I do know they are unique.

I like plain and fancy. I've been quilting for more than 40 years and I enjoy both plain and fancy, both hand sewing and machine piecing, both hand quilting and longarm quilting. I love it all.

Sometimes I just need some mindless sewing. Sometimes I need a quick quilt. Sometimes I want to make an heirloom quilt or a special quilt. It's all good!

It's not that my quilts are "fancy" but I do like to try new blocks and new patterns just to challenge myself. I also make my blocks a little smaller now because over the years my acuracy has improved (lots of practice!).

Both! I do easy quilts for the baby quilts I do because I want them well loved not put away. I have done an applique quilt that took two years because it was all done by hand plus pieced quilts with lots of hand quilting. Am now doing more machine quilting as my hands mature(haha) :lol:

No, my quilts are not fancy.. I've done a few that are more challenging than others, but I love scrap quilts. I like the old standards, 9 patch, log cabin, Yellow Brick road... Ohio stars.. I want cozy, use it on the bed, cuddle under on the couch, kind of quilts..

I have been quilting since I was 12, I have made so many quilts, about 10 years ago, when I started to get board and I started to make more intricate and elaborate quilts, with every quilt I learn something new!

I make whatever tickles my fancy.. Simple to gonna pull my hair out.. It just whatever I feel like tackling at the time..